Part 4: Creating and Organizing your Engineering Calculations with Mathcad

Part IV is what sets Essential Mathcad apart from all other books written about Mathcad. This part is unique because it discusses the use of Mathcad to create a complete set of engineering calculations. This section uses the phrase “engineering calculations” extensively. The ideas and concepts covered are just as applicable to scientific or other technical calculations. I hope our friends from the scientific community will bear with the focus on engineering calculations.

You now have a toolbox full of simple tools and power tools. Many other tools still can be added, but it is time to discuss how to apply the tools you have. It is time to start building Mathcad calculations.

Part IV will begin with a discussion about customizing Mathcad settings and creating templates in order to get consistent worksheets. Part IV will also discuss embedding other programs into Mathcad (OLE). It will then discuss Mathcad components, especially the use of Microsoft Excel, including the use of your existing Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. We then discuss how to assemble calculations from multiple Mathcad files, and how to input and output data to your worksheets. This part will conclude with a chapter about adding hyperlinks and a table of contents to your worksheets.